Venerable Financial District German restaurant Schroeder's has been reinvented, with lighting on the 1930s wall murals and floor-to-ceiling black mesh curtains to define the various areas.

Venerable Financial District German restaurant Schroeder's has been...

Rebirth and reinvention in the restaurant business are a Sisyphean task. Fleur de Lys did it once when it was sagging, but after 28 years with Hubert Keller at the helm, it fell into the doldrums and closed last month.

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